RAILWAY NEWS

Beginning June 1, Amtrak and our partner state transportation departments are restoring a Hiawatha Service round-trip between Milwaukee and Chicago in response to anticipated increased demand. Hiawatha Trains 332 & 339 and continued service by Amtrak Empire Builder Trains 7/27 …

Passengers at London Paddington can now use the toilets for free after Network Rail removed all charges to use them. Making the toilets free to use is part of a plan by Network Rail to make toilets free in …

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe, is offering a budget friendly way to break the January blues with over 100,000 seats available from just £29 each way.1 The great value fares provide the perfect …

Haverfordwest residents are reminded that essential work to replace Pembroke Road railway bridge will be completed later this month. As part of the £4.25m upgrade project, Network Rail engineers will demolish the existing railway bridge deck – which …

Customers can take advantage of a special offer with the latest four-day sale starting Monday, Jan. 7, through Thursday, Jan. 10. Buy one adult fare and get 50 percent off companion fare for travel from Feb. 5 through April 17. …

Criminal record declarations often do little to accurately predict the risk of re-offending among potential recruits, new research has found. But asking people to declare convictions upfront may put people off applying for jobs whilst offering employers a …

Passengers returning to work today (2 January) are benefiting from more reliable infrastructure, improved facilities and services after a £148m Christmas programme of investment across the network successfully completed on-time today. Across the country passengers will begin to experience the …

Major upgrades have been completed on the region’s rail network to make improvements for passengers in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and East London. Over the Christmas period, Network Rail engineers completed the following work as part of the company’s Railway …

The railway between London Euston, the West Midlands, the North West and Cumbria fully reopened today after a series of vital upgrades over the Christmas break. As part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan, work took place across the …

Work to improve reliability for train passengers in and out of Liverpool was completed successfully last night. The Weaver-Wavertree project, covering 22 miles of railway in the Liverpool City Region, transferred signalling control at Allerton, Speke and Garston to …

Network Rail has successfully completed two major pieces of festive engineering work which will improve the Midland Main Line, enhancing the route for all passengers who use it. From Christmas Eve to Wednesday, 2 January, over 160 Network Rail …

Passengers are being advised to plan ahead as work to upgrade the railway between Silecroft and Bootle in West Cumbria takes place over the next six weekends. Network Rail is investing £3m to replace 5,000 yards of ageing and …

Rail fare hikes have added about £100 annually to the price of some yearly season tickets, but passengers are unconvinced that they are getting the service they are paying for. Total delays on the rail network in Britain added …

Rail engineers have worked over the festive period on the Felixstowe branch line as part of Network Rail’s £60m project to install a new 1.4km loop near Trimley which will enable increased freight traffic and improve reliability for passenger services. …

Major track renewal at Milton Keynes station has been completed on time as part of Network Rail’s £148m engineering programme over Christmas. The project, which is part of the multi-billion-pound Railway Upgrade Plan, saw track at platform 6 being …

Newly released time-lapse footage shows over 100 Network Rail workers completing the first stage of a major project to upgrade the track layout just north of Wellingborough station as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade. Between the …

A team of Network Rail workers have successfully completed a major project to replace wooden beams within the Grade II listed King Edward Bridge in Newcastle. The project began on Christmas Eve and completed before the first service this …

Vital upgrades have been completed on the line between Ely and Peterborough to reduce delays and cancellations for passengers. On Whittlesey Road in March, Network Rail engineers have replaced barriers and pedestals at a level crossing to make the …

Following a fire in Kolkata Metro over a dozen passengers fell ill and had to be evacuated as smoke engulfed the coach they were travelling in. The fire was reported when the train was between Rabindra Sadan and Maidan …

Buses will replace trains between Glasgow Central and Paisley on Saturdays and Sundays and additionally between Glasgow and Port Glasgow on Sundays throughout January. No weekday services will be affected. Work being delivered includes renewal of track at Ibrox …

Hundreds of railway staff will be out across Scotland to deliver vital maintenance projects, renew life-expired tracks and enhance stations.Some of the biggest projects will take place in Edinburgh where engineers will be working on new platforms and signalling systems …